put-on

put-on  {n.}
An act of teasing; the playing of a practical joke on someone.
Eric didn't realize that it was a put-on when his friends phoned him that he won the lottery.
Categories: add yours friends {n.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
Subscribe to by © 2025
To section: P

Subscribe to: American Idioms
► Also consider the parent subscriptions (3)

Comment on this entry